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Fayette, Ohio
Inside Fayette's city limits, a shallow water table limits basements on 84% of mapped land, the 4th-highest of 7 cities in Fulton County. Shrink-swell clay limits houses without basements on 2%.
That water-table share is close to Fulton County's 85%. FEMA's flood data list 1 flood losses since 2016 in ZIP code 43521 overlapping the city. Of its 478 homes, 63% were built before 1980; the median dates from 1966.
Data as of October 13, 2026 · sources · in Fulton County
expansive clay: shrink-swell limits slab homes
high water table: limits basements
flood losses since 2016 in 1 overlapping ZIP
of homes built before 1980
Basement waterproofing in Fayette
Basement waterproofing in Fayette: a shallow water table limits basements on 84% of Fayette's mapped land, more than in 71% of Ohio cities, and the ZIP code overlapping Fayette logged 1 FEMA flood losses since 2016.
About 300 of Fayette's 478 homes are detached houses.
Soil under Fayette city limits
| Expansive clay (limits slab homes) | 1.6% |
| High water table (limits basements) | 84.5% |
| Septic fields very limited | 90.1% |
| Clay swell (LEP, by area) | 4.2% |
| High-swell land (LEP 6%+) | 3.0% |
| Mapped soil | 623 acres |
What the numbers mean here
On 84% of Fayette's mapped land, soil stays saturated within about 6 feet of the surface for part of the year, which is basement depth.
USDA rates 90% of the land very limited for septic absorption fields.
Drought in Fulton County
0% of Fulton County is in drought (D1 or worse) on the October 13, 2026 map. County detail.
Flood losses by ZIP code
FEMA flood records since 2016 in the ZIP codes that overlap Fayette. ZIP areas reach past city limits.
| ZIP | Share of city land | Flood losses | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| 43521 | 100% | 1 | $13,788 |
Homes in Fayette
| Housing units | 478 |
| Median year built | 1966 |
| Built before 1980 | 63% |
| Built 2000 or later | 20% |
| Owner-occupied | 51% |
| Median value, owner-occupied | $94,400 |
| Single-family detached | 58% |
Nearby cities
| Place | Distance | Expansive clay | High water table |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Unity | 8 mi | 27% | 87% |
| Archbold | 11 mi | 33% | 88% |
| Pioneer | 11 mi | 21% | 89% |
| Holiday City | 11 mi | 21% | 93% |
| Stryker | 13 mi | 14% | 98% |
| Wauseon | 13 mi | 21% | 86% |
| Lyons | 13 mi | 13% | 75% |
| Montpelier | 15 mi | 13% | 94% |
Sources: USDA SSURGO (August 5, 2026) · US Drought Monitor (October 13, 2026) · FEMA NFIP v3 (September 9, 2026) · Census ACS 2020-2024. Methods · Data status